E-commerce giant Alibaba has launched a high-stakes legal challenge against the US government, suing to get off a Pentagon blacklist that claims it is linked to the Chinese military. The US Department of Defense (DoD) has said that because Alibaba complies with Chinese technology regulators, it is effectively an arm of the military. In the […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Train services across Germany were brought to a halt late on Tuesday following a nationwide disruption to the digital railway radio system, operator Deutsche Bahn confirmed. “All trains are […]
Continue ReadingAlbanians have been gathering in the streets of Tijana ever day for over three weeks. The so-called ‘flamingo revolution’ started in reaction to the construction of luxury resorts linked to the Trump family in the south of the country on an island where the protected birds nest. France 24 journalist David Gilberg followed a Franco-Albanian […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 06/23/2026 – 11:08 GMT+2 Two Labor MPs are considering mounting a challenge for the party’s leadership after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned on Monday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Former Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is widely seen as the frontrunner to take over as Labor leader. But ex-minister for the armed forces Al Carns and […]
Continue ReadingGermany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz at a press conference to hand over the report of the Old Age Security Commission.Image: www.imago-images.de In Germany, a commission has presented 33 proposals for pension reform – and Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced their full implementation. June 23, 2026, 11:02 amJune 23, 2026, 11:02 am “All elements of this reform […]
Continue ReadingTwenty-two of Europe’s top scientists are due in Ireland on Tuesday to seek the Government’s help to achieve their next breakthrough – doubling funding for science research. The visitors, who include globally recognised experts and a Nobel Prize winner, make up the scientific council of the European Research Council (ERC). The council is a grant […]
Continue ReadingU.S. lobbyists and pundits with the president’s ear are aiding Latin America’s swing to the right.
Continue ReadingPublished on 06/23/2026 – 10:43 GMT+2 The office of the prime minister, Luís Montenegro, issued a warning on Thursday night about an attempted fraud using the prime minister’s name. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING In a statement, the prime minister’s office says that several people are being contacted by email and Whatsapp message, asking them to fill in […]
Continue ReadingThe ad sparked accusations of sexism in China, after featuring a man looking for a partner who is “not tainted by other men”.
Continue ReadingThe EU is expected to hold talks on returning failed Afghan asylum-seekers with a Taliban delegation in Brussels Tuesday after Belgium issued one-day visas for the team, overriding criticisms from human rights groups. The 27-member bloc does not recognise the Taliban administration, but the European Commission invited a team from Kabul for discussions amid a push […]
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